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Modular framing system

  • US 5,291,708 A
  • Filed: 09/28/1992
  • Issued: 03/08/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A modular framing unit, adapted for use with at least one other such framing unit, said framing units supporting a panel in an upright configuration therebetween, said framing unit comprising:

  • a main body having a longitudinal axis defining a main axis, a top end, a bottom end, and a periphery, and a plurality of peripherally spaced receiving chambers extending into said top end and each said receiving means having a lower end;

    at least one panel retainer associated with said main body, said panel retainer having a chamber rod adapted to be received within any one of said receiving chambers in mating configuration, and a panel cup adapted to receive and support a lower edge portion of the panel, said chamber rod connected along a side of said panel cup;

    means for securing said main body against movement relative to the ground;

    a cap for application to said top end of the main body to cover said chambers, said cap having a plurality of rod projections extending therefrom at spaced positions corresponding to the spacing of said chambers; and

    a hole extending into said chamber rod at a location to receive one of said rod projections when said cap is applied to said top end of the main body.

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